Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

not being in a specified place

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

Having no one else present.

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

in addition

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

without a doubt

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “biographer” — someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

being joined in close association

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

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From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

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From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a high place

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

a Scottish church

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

set down according to a plan

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

possessive form of “montagu” — United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

capable or worthy of being noticed

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

a judge of a probate court

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “original” — an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

strikingly out of the ordinary

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But of course an author can place a given abode against any background.

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

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From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

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From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

having a supporting base

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the environmental condition

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

in or at that place or location

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

superlative of “weird” — suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

belonging to which person

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

in the company of; together with

From this reading There has been a noticeable tendency on the part of town-bred, and also of romantic, biographers to be awed by the ordinary moorland surroundings of Haworth, and to associate with them all the wildness of the Craven or Scottish Highlands, though Miss Mary Robinson, whose work entitled _Emily Brontë_ is in effect an "appreciation" of _Wuthering Heights_, says frankly regarding the house standing beyond the street on the summit of Haworth Hill, shown as the original of _Wuthering Heights_, that to her thinking "this fine old farm of the Sowdens is far too near the mills of Haworth to represent the God-forsaken, lonely house."

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From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.

without justice or fairness

From this reading Wuthering Heights has been connected by some people with a locality called Withins--how wrongly a reference to the origin of Gimmerton and Gimmerden alone shows.

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From this reading THE ORIGINALS OF GIMMERTON, GIMMERDEN, GIMMERTON KIRK AND CHAPEL, PENISTON CRAGS, THE FAIRY CAVE, ETC., IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS," AND OF THE FAIRY CAVE AND THE FAIRY JANET IN "JANE EYRE."

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading The uncommon stress Charlotte Brontë has laid upon the outlandishness of the _Wuthering Heights_ country and its solitudes assuredly would have been absent from that work had she drawn her background from the comparatively characterless Haworth moors on the skirts of manufacturing towns, and not from impressions created in her mind by Montagu's description in his _Gleanings in Craven_ of the wildest and weirdest scenery in Yorkshire.